Get a student from Automotive Technology as an intern

Get additional power to implement new advanced technologies in the auto industry

An internship agreement is a wonderful opportunity to resolve concrete tasks and at the same time meet an almost educated auto technologist who is able to look at the company’s areas of work with a different set of eyes. Internships are in the fourth semester, after 1 ½ years of study.

With an internship agreement you get:

additional power to solve problems relating to advanced electronic, hydraulic and auto technical systems, e.g. in the field of quality, security, documentation and the optimisation of customer handling

the opportunity to try out a prospective employee in practice

the opportunity to provide a student with valuable practical experience.

Most auto technologists base their main exam project on their internship company. The exam project is a good opportunity for the company to clarify a particular area e.g., implement a specific analysis or get extra resources for a current development task.

The cooperative relationship between the student and the company will of course vary from company to company. What is important is a positive and ambitious attitude towards the cooperation from both parties.

We have compiled some good advice that will help you as well as the student to benefit as much as possible from the internship.

Student and company adjust expectations prior to the internship period. This involves tasks to be performed, working hours and other expectations to ensure mutually satisfactory cooperation.

Always feel free to contact the student’s internship counsellor at the Academy for inspiration, information or advice concerning the internship.

The student is completing an internship in order to learn. Make sure you provide a good mixture of tasks of both a challenging and also a more routine-based nature. Some are able to handle a lot of responsibility from day one, others need a more careful dosage.

It is recommended to link the student to one or more contacts throughout the internship, individuals who can help guide, inspire and motivate the student.

Think about and discuss what could be a good subject for the student’s final exam project. Some agree on the subject at an early stage, whereas others wait until they know each other a little better.

Introduce the student to the entire company, look at the intern as a ‘fully accepted’ member of the team.

Be proactive – talk to the student or the Academy if something is not quite as expected.

The student, the company and Business Academy Aarhus will sign an internship agreement prior to the internship.

The internship period begins in January and August. The student can be associated with the company for 3-5 months depending on whether he/she is writing their main exam project in cooperation with the company during their internship period.

Automotive Technology is a 2-year AP degree programme, where students learn about the advanced technologies used in the development and optimisation of racing cars and ordinary vehicles at a high level.

An automotive technologist is familiar with new technology and can disseminate it to colleagues. Automotive technologists are often the link between racing car drivers, mechanics, designers, sponsors and all the others who are involved in keeping racing teams or the automotive industry fully tuned.

The programme is offered in cooperation with the Aarhus School of Marine and Technical Engineering.

The student and internship supervisor at the Academy are obligated to be totally discrete regarding all business relationships concerning the company, both in connection with the internship and the internship report. This duty of confidentiality also applies after the internship. The internship report will remain fully confidential if the student clearly writes ‘Confidential’ on the front page of their internship report.

If the internship takes place in a company in Denmark, the student is covered by the act on worker's compensation (lov om arbejdsskadesikring), cf. executive order no. 937 from 26 November 2003, and by the act on liability for damages (lov om erstatningsansvar).

If the internship takes place in a company outside of Denmark, then it is the student's responsibility to examine and assess whether he or she can be covered by the company's insurance polcicies. In cases where the student is not covered by the company's insurance, the student must ensure that they have any necessary insurance.